Wii Mini is coming to US

Nintendo is launching the Wii mini console in the U.S. for $99.99.

First released in Canada last year, Wii mini is a smaller, redesigned version of Wii that plays the entire library of Wii games. The compact system is matte black with a red border, and comes with the Mario Kart Wii game, a red Wii Remote Plus controller and a red Nunchuk controller.

While Wii mini is not compatible with the Internet and will not allow online functionality when playing games, select multiplayer games can still be played locally.

Nintendo hopes to drum up sales of its hardware and software as it heads into the competitive shopping season against the launches of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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